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The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers in the Library of Congress's Manuscript Division consist of personal papers and other manuscript materials. The majority of the collection was given to the Library by the executors of Orville Wright's estate in 1949; additional items were acquired through purchase and gift between 1949 and 1999. Rights to Orville and Wilbur Wrights' unpublished writings in this collection have been dedicated to the public. Rights to Octave Chanute's unpublished writings in this collection have also been dedicated to the public, excepting any family correspondence that may allude to matters that are purely personal and are without historical and scientific interest.

Works created by the Wright Brothers, their family, and other individuals may in some cases be subject to copyright. In many of these cases, we were unable to identify a possible rightsholder and have elected to place these items online as an exercise of fair use for strictly non-commercial educational uses.

The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or holders of other rights is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. There may be content that is protected as "works for hire" (copyright may be held by the party that commissioned the original work) and/or under the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Folder Title, Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Materials Reproduced with Permission:

Permission has been granted to the Library of Congress to reproduce the following items. For further use or reproduction contact the rightsholders listed.

Correspondence from the Aero Club of America made available here with permission from the National Aeronautic Association, 1815 N. Fort Myer Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, Virginia 22209. naa.aero External.

Copy of letter from R. G. Stone, American Meteorological Society, to Mr. Strickland, November 19, 1944, made available here with permission from the American Meteorological Society, 45 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-3693.

Copy of letter, (Albert) Byron Morgan to Fred C. Kelly, 9 April 1946, and copy of letter, (Albert) Byron Morgan to Fred C. Kelly, 20 April 1946, made available here with permission from Mr. and Mrs. Byron Albert Morgan, Sr., Long Beach, California

Telegram from Frank Morley to Fred C. Kelly, October 29, 1942, made available here with permission from Christina McL. Morley.

Letter from O. I. Prince, National Library for the Blind, to Fred C. Kelly, March 6, 1945, made available here with permission from the National Library for the Blind, Far Cromwell Road, Bredbury, Stockport, SK6 2SG England.

Letter, James A. Beatty, National Advertising Manager, Advertising Department, New York Mirror, to Fred C. Kelly, May 20, 1941, made available here with permission from Hearst Newspapers, 959 8th Avenue, Room 360, New York, New York 10020.

Copy of letter from Waldemar Kaempffert, Science Editor, New York Times, to Fred C. Kelly, July 13, 1943, made available here with permission from the New York Times, Rights & Permissions, 9th Floor, 229 West 43rd Street, New York, New York 10036.

Letter from Robert Mason, The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, to Fred C. Kelly, June 24, 1950, made available here with permission from The Virginian-Pilot, 150 W. Brambleton Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23510. www.hamptonroads.com/pilotonline/ External.

Correspondence from SAE International (1912) made available here with permission from SAE International.

Correspondence from The Science Museum made available here with permission from The Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2 DD United Kingdom. www.sciencemuseum.org.uk External.

Correspondence from the Short Brothers made available here with permission from Bombardier, Inc., 800 Rene-Levesque Boulevard West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 1Y8.

Copy of letter from Quincy Howe, Simon & Schuster, Inc., to Orville Wright, June 30,1944, made available here with permission from Simon & Schuster, Inc., Permissions Dept., 10th floor, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020.

Correspondence from the Slater Cotton Company and the Slater Yarn Company made available here with permission from Slater Mill Historic Site, P.O. Box 696, 67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02862-0696.

Correspondence from George A. Spratt made available here with permission from Margaret Garrett, 8 Clearview Road, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355.